Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The seven bright stars that form the constellation Ursa Minor.
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- proper noun astronomy A bright
circumpolar asterism of thenorthern sky, said to resemble aladle orcart . It is part of theconstellation Ursa Minor and includes the northernpole star Polaris .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris
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Examples
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The Little Dipper will be the 14th coaster on the line-up
NBC Chicago - 2009
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"The Little Dipper has been a fond family tradition for over 50 years," said Hank Salemi,
Theme Park Insider 2009
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"The Little Dipper has been a fond family tradition for over 50 years," said
NBC Chicago - 2009
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Cut-crystal 16th notes scamper and dangle drop splink twinkly-plink splank spangle mingle and dance in a pool of window panes disentangle fingers wrangle piano lingo from a hip Little Dipper tickle ivory dimples that dive and make ripples in the Tiffanypizzazzangle cascade which is jazz .......
Piano Rain 2009
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Presently Edmonds made out the Little Dipper and Polaris in it, that guided north toward freedom.
The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989
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It is the end of the Little Bear's tail; this constellation is sometimes called the Little Dipper.
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of the United States of America 1918
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"I've told you where my home is, in a verse I made up specially; and my address is care of the Little Dipper -- there it is, up there in the sky, all nice and silvery."
The Madness of May Meredith Nicholson 1906
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"If you can see all of the stars in the Little Dipper, you have good dark-adapted vision."
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"If you can see all of the stars in the Little Dipper, you have good dark-adapted vision."
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"If you can see all of the stars in the Little Dipper, you have good dark-adapted vision."
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